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CVE-2008-29551 exploit

Pidgin 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long filename that contains certain characters, as demonstr…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.3%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Pidgin 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long filename that contains certain characters, as demonstrated using an MSN message that triggers the crash in the msn_slplink_process_msg function.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-32749 Pidgin 2.4.2 - 'msn_slplink_process_msg()' Denial of Service · dos · 2009-01-26

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1947 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3966 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18050 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/29985 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • support.avaya.com /elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33102 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/493682/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-675-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32859 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10131 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30881 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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